China's coal consumption to rise to 3.89 bln tonnes in 2019

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BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) - China’s coal consumption is set to rise slighly to 3.89 billion tonnes in 2019 from 3.87 billion tonnes last year, the president of the China National Coal Association said on Monday.

Wang Xianzheng made the forecast at an industry event in Beijing hosted by China Energy Investment Corp and the International Energy Agency. (Reporting by Meng Meng and Tom Daly; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)